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1903 Michigan Wolverines football team
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The 1903 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1903 college football season. The teams head coach was Fielding H. Yost. The Wolverines played their games at Regents Field. The 1903 team compiled a record of 11–0–1 and outscored opponents 565 to 6, the only points allowed came on a touchdown in a 6–6 tie with Minnesota. The 1903 Michigan team was the third of Yosts Point-a-Minute teams and has been recognized retrospectively as a champion by the National Championship Foundation. The team captain was Curtis Redden, and the scorer was fullback Tom Hammond who scored 163 points. Halfback Willie Heston was the member of the team selected as a first-team All-American. Before the start of the 1903 season, Michigan became involved in controversy over amateurism in college football, in April 1903, David Starr Jordan, the president of Stanford University, accused Michigan coach Fielding Yost of sinning against the spirit of amateur athletics. Jordans accusations focused on two players, George W. Gregory and Willie Heston, both of whom had come to Michigan from California with Coach Yost in 1901. The Detroit Free Press reported in early September 1903 that the two might opt not to return to the University of Michigan when classes resumed. A report issued by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools in April 1903 advocated stricter regulation to protect the nature of the games. Although the report contained only passing references to the University of Michigan, the Michigan Alumnus expressed concern that football posed a danger to the minds and morals of the players and their fellow-students. It published a letter to Coach Yost on the evils of recruiting in college football. The open letter advocated the adoption of a one-year residency rule requiring a year of satisfactory scholarship for all players on college teams and he is a man of good personal habits, and enthusiastic in his work. He exercises a wholesome influence over the men under him. We have made inquiries, and have not heard from any sources anything to give cause for uneasiness. Yost hoped that the location would allow the team to practice away from the September heat. Training camp opened on September 14,1903, and was attended by 25 players, Yost, while in Ludington, the Michigan players played a baseball game against the local team and attended a dance at the Stearns Hotel in downtown Ludington

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1903 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
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The 1903 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1903 college football season. In their fourth year head coach Henry L. Williams, the Golden Gophers compiled a 14–0–1 record, shut out 13 of their 15 opponents. The team finished the season in a tie with Michigan for the Western Conference co-championship, when Minnesota and Michigan met, the teams played to a tie in a game that gave rise the Little Brown Jug trophy. Four Minnesota players were recognized on the 1903 College Football All-America Team, quarterback Sigmund Harris received first-team honors from Fielding H. Yost and third-team honors from Walter Camp. Tackle Fred Schacht received first-team honors from Caspar Whitney and second-team honors from Camp, center Moses Strathern received second-team honors from Camp. And, end Edward Rogers received third-team honors from Camp, in addition, nine Gophers were honored on the 1903 All-Western college football team, quarterback Sigmund Harris, halfbacks James B. Irsfield and Otto Nelson Davies, fullback Earl Current, end Edward L. Rogers, tackle Fred Schacht, guards Walton Willard Thorp, the eighth game of the season matched Minnesota against Michigan in a game played at Northrop Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The New York Times reported that the match, one of the most desperate football games seen in the West in years, was witnessed by fully 30,000 spectators. The game ended in a 6–6 tie, the first time in the Yost era that Michigan had not achieved a victory, during the first half, Minnesota outgained Michigan 155 yards to 60 yards. The Michigan defense held, and the first half ended in a scoreless tie, with 15 minutes remaining in the game, Michigan sustained a 65-yard drive culminating with a touchdown by right tackle Joe Maddock. Although approximately two minutes remained in the game, Minnesota fans surged onto the field, and the game had to be ended early. When the Michigan team returned to Ann Arbor on November 1, the crowd attached ropes to a bus and towed the team to campus while continuing with organized songs and yells. At a rally near the law building, Willie Heston told the crowd that the Minnesota players were the roughest lot of sluggers I ever went up against, hestons right eye was nearly swollen shut, and his nose bore marks of terrific smashes. Joe Maddock added, I dont know how many times I was hit and kicked, the Detroit Free Press condemned the muckerish tactics of the crowd and the pugilistic efforts of the Gophers. Several in attendance reported that Minnesota assistant coach Pudge Heffelfinger had been heard yelling from the sidelines, Kill off Heston in the first ten minutes, the crowd reportedly picked up the comment and responded with the yell, Kill off Heston. The games umpire, Henry Clark, was selected by Minnesota, the Minnesota game generated gross gate receipts of $30,933.50. After deducting expenses, Michigans share was $13,000, Yost defended his teams performance upon his return to Ann Arbor. Pulling a criss-crossed chart from his pocket, Yost walked through the progress of the game with reporters

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Denver Pioneers football
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The Denver Pioneers football team formerly represented the University of Denver in college football. Coach John P. Koehler led the team to its first conference title in 1909, dUs later football highlights include appearances in the 1946 Sun Bowl,1947 Alamo Bowl, and 1951 Pineapple Bowl, but without wins. Denver won its fifth and final title in 1954. The football team played in a 30,000 seat stadium that stood on campus from 1926 to 1971, the final season for DU football was in 1960, the program was discontinued in January 1961 for financial reasons. The Pioneers were 3–7 in that last season, but won their final game, college Football Data Warehouse - Denver Pioneers

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1903 Utah Utes football team
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The 1903 Utah Utes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah during the 1903 college football season as an independent. Head coach Harvey Holmes led the team to a 3–5 record, NCAA records list the game against Carlisle Indian School as having occurred on November 19,1900. However, contemporary records in the Deseret News show the game occurred on December 19,1903, college Football Data Warehouse also attributes this game to 1903

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Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
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The Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association is an athletic conference that competes in the NCAAs Division III. The nine teams in the conference are all located in the states of Michigan, the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association was established on March 24,1888, making it the oldest college athletic conference in the United States. Olivet and Albion are the charter members remaining in the conference. Adrian, Albion, Alma, Calvin, Hope, Kalamazoo, Olivet, in 2002, the league accepted Wisconsin Lutheran College as an associate member for the purpose of competing only in football. Wisconsin Lutheran College left the MIAA for another conference in 2007, the newest member of the MIAA was accepted in the 2004–05 season, Tri-State University. Tri-State University changed their name to Trine University in 2008, the conference was established on March 24,1888. Being the oldest conference in America, the conference has made some drastic changes involving the types of sports that the conference competes in, the number of sports with competition is 18. These sports include cross country, football, golf, basketball, tennis, swimming, baseball, volleyball, softball track and field, some past sports that are no longer in competition include bicycle racing, Indian club juggling, wrestling, archery, and field hockey. The “Father of the MIAA, ” was James Heckman of Hillsdale, Heckman promoted the idea of a permanent league after several schools had sponsored successful track and field days from 1884 to 1887. The first delegates met in Jackson on March 17,1888 to organize the MIAA, a week after the meeting delegates from Albion, Hillsdale, Michigan State and Olivet drew up the MIAA’s first constitution. The schools that were to be a part of the MIAA in 1888 had diverse enrollment numbers, the largest enrollment belonged to Eastern with 714. Albion was listed as 451, Hillsdale 450, Michigan State 314, Olivet 277, Adrian 150, Hope 148, Kalamazoo 143, some of the enrollment figures included many students taking work on a high school level. This meant that teams of those years included both high school and college students. A five or six-year career of athletic participation was not unusual at that time, on May 31, June 1–2,1888 the first MIAA track and field meet was held at East Lansing, not even three months after the original meeting. The events that were included the 100- yard dash, 200-yard dash, 880- yard run, high jump, long jump, shot put, hammer throw. The teams that competed in this event were Hillsdale, Albion, Michigan State, Hillsdale was the first MIAA track champion. The following year in 1889, the second annual MIAA Field Day was done, at this Field Day Albion and Olivet participated in an exhibition “football match. ”It was not until 1891 when the first official intercollegiate football game in the MIAA was played with Albion defeating Hillsdale 36-4. Football was not recognized until 1894 as a league sport

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1903 Cumberland Bulldogs football team
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The 1903 Cumberland Bulldogs football team represented Cumberland University in the 1903 college football season. The team was a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association, the Bulldogs notably beat Vanderbilt and tied John Heismans Clemson at years end in a game billed as the SIAA Championship Game. They also beat Alabama, LSU, and Tulane in five days, the school claims a share of the SIAA title. It has been called the best football team in the history of Cumberland, for the 1903 season, point values were different from those used in contemporary games. In 1903 a touchdown was worth five points, a goal was worth five points. Games with Kentucky State College and Kentucky University were cancelled, Cumberland upset the Vanderbilt Commodores 6–0. Four minutes after the game started, Waterhouse had the decisive touchdown, M. O. Bridges had his right collarbone broken. The starting lineup was Waterhouse, M. L. Bridges, James, Smith, Cragwall, Suddarth, Spencer, Smiser, Head, Newton, Cumberland suffered the seasons only loss to the Sewanee Tigers. Henry D. Phillips plowed through the line for the deciding score, the starting lineup was Waterhouse, M. L. Bridges, James, Smith, Cragwall, Suddarth, Spencer, Smiser, Head, Anderson, Minton. Cumberland defeated Tennessee Medical College 86–0, Cumberland then walloped Grant University of Athens 92–0. To close the season, Cumberland beat Alabama, LSU. Red Smith and Head starred in the 44–0 defeat of Alabama, Cumberland outweighed Alabama by an average of nearly 30 pounds. The starting lineup was Waterhouse, M. L. Bridges, M. O. Bridges, Smith, Cragwall, Suddarth, Spencer, Smiser, Head, just two days later, Cumberland beat W. S. Borlands LSU Tigers 41–0. The starting lineup was Ashley, M. O. Bridges, Lieper, Smith, Cragwall, Suddarth, Sanders, Smiser, Head, two days later still, Cumberland defeated Tulane 28–0. Cumberland tied John Heismans Clemson Tigers in a game billed as the SIAA championship, Cumberland rushed out to an early 11 to 0 lead. Wiley Lee Umphlett in Creating the Big Game, John W. Clemson had been outweighed before, a contemporary account reads The Clemson players seemed mere dwarfs as they lined up for the kickoff. To the crowd on the sidelines it didnt seem that Heismans charges could possibly do more than give a gallant account of themselves in a losing battle, a touchdown was scored by fullback E. L. Minton. Guard M. O. Bridges kicked the extra point, Head made another touchdown, but Bridges missed the try

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1903 Sewanee Tigers football team
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The 1903 Sewanee Tigers football team represented the Sewanee Tigers of Sewanee, The University of the South in the 1903 season. The season opened with a defeat of Mooney School by a 23–0 score, the Tennessee Medicos were beaten 6–0. Sewanee gave the greatest team in Cumberland history its only loss, henry D. Phillips plowed through the line for the deciding score. The starting lineup was Wheless, L. Kirby-Smith, Blount, Watkins, Phillips, Brong, Jones, Scarbrough, Colmore, E. Kirby Smith, the first half was all Sewanee. After an Auburn fumble, Shaffer made the next touchdown, Phillips soon made the next touchdown. In the second half, Auburn played better, but got nowhere near Sewanees goal, Phillips had three touchdowns in the second half, by some of the finest line bucking ever seen here. The starting lineup was Wheless, L. Kirby-Smith, Harper, Watkins, Phillips, Brong, Jones, Scarbrough, Colmore, Shaffer, Sewanee beat Alabama 23–0 in the first match between the two schools since 1896. The game was scheduled to be played in Tuscaloosa, but was subsequently moved to West End Park in Birmingham in an effort to increase gate receipts. The starting lineup was Wheless, Brong, Harper, Watkins, Phillips, L. Kirby-Smith, Jones, Scarbrough, Colmore, E. Kirby Smith, Sewanee defeated the Nashville Garnet and Blue 6–0. In 1903, Wreidt, the coach, resigned and Nashville football was threatened with its end. Sewanee was defeated by rival Vanderbilt, 10–5, the first team to score on the Tigers. Sewanee was crippled in the first half by the loss of Stewart and he tried to play through it, but had to be helped off the field. John J. Tigert, later a prominent educator, got Vanderbilts first touchdown, Sewanee tied the score with a touchdown in the second half. Later, Vanderbilt had the ball at the 4-yard line third down, as great a stand of a football elevve was that of Sewaee before Vanderbilts winning touchdown was made. On third down from the 1-yard line the center Perry fell on a fumble, Sewanee protested that the runner was down, but Vanderbilt was awarded the touchdown. Vanderbilt, in fact all Nashville, is wild with joy tonight, Sewanee is looking forward to next Thanksgiving. The starting lineup was Wheless, Brong, Harper, Watkins, Phillips, E. Kirby-Smith, Jones, Scarbrough, Sawrie, Colmore, Stewart

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1903 Vanderbilt Commodores football team
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The 1903 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 1903 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. J. H. Henry, not Neil Snow, coached Vanderbilt for one season in 1903 and his squad finished the season with a 6–1–1 record. The season was marred only by the loss to Cumberland. John J. Tigert and Bob Blake were both Rhodes Scholars, Vanderbilt made an effort to secure the services of coach Neil Snow, who was the University of Nashville coach. Cumberland upset the Commodores 6–0, the first time Cumberland ever scored on Vanderbilt, four minutes after the game started, Waterhouse had the decisive touchdown. M. O. Bridges had his collarbone broken. Blake, Pritchard, Brown, Perry, Patterson, Graham, Bryan, Kyle, D. Blake, Hamilton, Vanderbilt, outweighing Alabama 15 pounds to the man, beat Alabama 30–0, in the first all-time meeting between the schools at Dudley Field. Frank Kyle starred with runs of 35,30,50, Vanderbilt took a 12–0 halftime lead after first half touchdowns were scored first by Ed Hamilton and followed by John J. Tigert. The Commodores then closed the game with three touchdowns in the second scored by Hamilton, Dan Blake and Bob Blake for the 30–0 victory. Tigert converted all five PATs in their victory, Blake, Graham, Brown, Perry, Patterson, Pritchard, G. Jones, Howell, Kyle, Hamilton, Tigert. Jones and John J. Tigert starred as the Tennessee Volunteers were beaten 40–0, Brown, Perry, Patterson, Graham, D. Blake, Kyle, Tigert, Jones, Hamilton. In Mississippi, the Commodores beat Ole Miss 33–0, the Georgia Bulldogs could not check Vanderbilts end runs and were easily beaten 33–0. Vanderbilt tied the Texas Longhorns 5–5, the Washington University Bears were beaten 41–0. Vanderbilt gave rival Sewanee its only loss, 10–5, the first team to score on the Tigers. Sewanee was crippled in the first half by the loss of Stewart and he tried to play through it, but had to be helped off the field. John J. Tigert, later a prominent educator, got Vanderbilts first touchdown, Sewanee tied the score with a touchdown in the second half. Later, Vanderbilt had the ball at the 4-yard line third down, as great a stand of a football elevve was that of Sewaee before Vanderbilts winning touchdown was made. On third down from the 1-yard line the center Perry fell on a fumble, Sewanee protested that the runner was down, but Vanderbilt was awarded the touchdown